Chai Tea Mix is a unique, versatile, powdered drink mix that can be stirred into warm milk for a homemade Chai Tea Latte. Or you can chill it and serve over ice for an Iced Chai Tea Latte. Or you can add some finely chopped semisweet or white chocolate to turn it into a Chocolate (or White Chocolate) Chai Tea Latte. And you can even blend with vanilla ice cream for a Chai Tea Shake! See what I mean? Versatile. 😉

For those of you unfamiliar with the wonders of chai, the American version of this Indian-inspired drink typically combines black tea, aromatic spices, and milk. The resulting beverage is a lightly sweet, warmly spiced, creamy blend of tea and milk. And today’s Chai Tea Mix recipe gives you the satisfaction of drinking chai almost instantly…without the hassle (or cost) of a trip to Starbucks!

This mix is so easy to put together that my toddler helped me assemble it. In fact, it only took a few minutes from start to finish…as long as you exclude the time it took me to clean up the broken spice bottle of ginger. My daughter often acts about 12 years old, which is why I sometimes forget that she’s still 2 and not to be trusted with glass receptacles quite yet. 😉 Anyway, after (unsuccessfully) stacking the spice bottles, she helped press the button on the food processor to quickly incorporate the mixture of instant tea, powdered milk, powdered creamers, and spices. Let me just warn you that blending this mix will make your house smell like chai potpourri for the rest of the day…but that’s not at all a bad thing.

You might choose to make a batch of Chai Tea Mix to enjoy all to yourself. But if you plan on using it for gift giving, I’ve created some printable gift tags with directions for how to make various drinks using this mix. Simply scroll down past the recipe at the bottom of this post to download and print the tags!

There’s also a coordinating Christmas or holiday gift tag that you can layer on top of the Chai Tea directions. I shared it the other day in a Cinnamon Bread post, so click over to find that “Wishing You a Sweet Christmas” or “Wishing You a Sweet Holiday Season” printable HERE!

And that’s it! A super easy, super yummy drink mix that’s currently all the rage. Not only would this make a fun, unique, homemade food gift this holiday season, but it just might become your new drink-o-choice on a cold winter’s day. 😉

You may also make mix in a blender instead of a food processor, but you will probably have to blend the ingredients in batches and then mix all of the powdered ingredients together in a bowl until thoroughly incorporated.

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Thanks so much, Carol! Drinks made with this mix do turn out pretty Chai-like, for those who like Chai. 😉 Hope you’re having a wonderful December! I just realized that I owe you a return e-mail. Sorry…sometimes my inbox gets the best of me! 😛

Hi Evine! Hmmmm…I’m not sure. I just did a quick Google search and it looks like there are dairy-free powdered milk options available, like soy milk powder, rice milk powder, and almond milk powder. That being said, I’m not sure how easy those are to find or how they would affect the ultimate flavor of the Chai Tea. Good luck if you decide to experiment and, if so, please come back and let us know how things turn out! 🙂

I LOVE YOU!!!!! Thank you so much!!! My daughter gives a gift to ALL the teachers at school and the lunch workers and custodians… it gets espensive and many of them like different things. I think I will add this to the mix!!! This is my absolut FAVORITE drink in the world!!! thanks for pinning this! I will add it to my hidden treat stash!!

I’m so happy to hear that you’re going to use this mix as a gift this holiday season, Kimmie! You are sweet to remember all of your daughter’s teachers, lunch workers and custodians…I’m sure they appreciate your thoughtfulness and I hope they love this gift! 🙂

I just made this chai tea mix and it was delicious! I made some for myself and some for a Christmas gift. I used a blender instead of a food processer, adding one cup of mix at a time. It worked perfectly.

Hi Tracy! You could probably mix or sift these ingredients and everything would turn out just fine. However, I recommend using a food processor or blender since the various ingredients have different sized granules. Processing or blending it all together will not only combine everything, but doing so will also reduce the mixture to a fine powder that dissolves nicely when added to hot milk or water. Hope you enjoy either way!

Hi Samantha! That’s a great question…it’s actually on my to-do list to rework this recipe using all-natural ingredients. 🙂 Anyway, I haven’t tried it myself, but I bet your idea would work. Your tea may just be slightly more watery/less creamy using only powdered milk. And you may need to increase the sugar a bit to make up for the sweetness that would be missing from the powdered creamers…or you could do so to taste when you make a cup of tea (and add the vanilla). I’d probably try tweaking this recipe with a much smaller batch to make sure things turn out to your liking before you make a whole bunch. 😉 Hope that helps, and hope it works out!